Meaning Of The Word Bivalve
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Bivalve Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Bivalve?
bivalve in American English
any of a class (Bivalvia) of mollusks, including mussels and clams, having a shell consisting of two valves hinged together having a shell of two valves hinged together adjective: having two valves, as a seedcase noun: any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills bivalve in British English adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the Pelecypoda noun: any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussel |
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